Name: The War with Grandpa
ISBN: 9780440492764

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The War with Grandpa

Robert Kimmel Smith

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Winner:Young Reader's Choice Award -Children's (1987)

Winner:Georgia Children's Book Award -Children's Book (1989)

Peter thinks the only way he can reclaim his room is by declaring war on his grandfather.

"Captures the anger and frustration that accompanies a child's inability to control his life."-- "School Library Journal."

Dorothy Canfield Fisher Award, William Allen White Award, Tennessee Children's Choice Book Award, Parents' Choice Award, An IRA-CBC Children's Choice, Mark Twain Award, Young Hoosier Award, South Carolina Children's Book Award, Pacific Northwest Library Association Young Reader's Choice Award, Georgia Children's Book Award.

Book Details

Publisher: Yearling Books
Publish Date: Sep 1st, 1984
Pages: 140
Language: English
Edition: undefined - undefined
Dimensions: 7.66in - 5.17in - 0.39in - 0.24lb
EAN: 9780440492764
Recommended age: 08-12
Categories: • Family - Multigenerational• Humorous Stories• Social Themes - Emotions & Feelings

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About the Author

Robert Kimmel Smith was an award-winning author who wrote several popular books for children, including Chocolate Fever, The War with Grandpa and it's sequel--The War with Grandma--coming soon, Bobby Baseball, Jelly Belly, Mostly Michael, and The Squeaky Wheel.

Richard Lauter illustrated several books for young children, including The War with Grandpa. He lives in New Jersey.

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Praise for this book

AN IRA-CBC CHILDREN'S CHOICE
WINNER OF TEN STATE READING AWARDS!

Dorothy Canfield Fisher Award (Vermont) South Carolina Children's Book Award
Mark Twain Award (Missouri)
Golden Sower Award (Nebraska)
Young Hoosier Award (Indiana)
William Allen White Award (Kansas)
Pacific Northwest Library Association's Young Reader's Choice Award (Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, British Columbia, and Alberta)
Tennessee Children's Choice Award
Georgia Children's Book Award
Alabama Library Association's Young Reader's Choice Award

"Peter tells this story with honesty and humor....By the story's end, Peter has learned much about the causes and effects of war--and human dignity."-School Library Journal

"The humor of the story derives from Peter's first-person account and from the reader's recognition of Peter's valiant effort to maintain two mutually exclusive emotions."-The Horn Book Magazine